Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Togo instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.
make 59.6% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.
be 39.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Togo, however, that number is 55.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 35.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Togo, 396.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.
have 12.6% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.0% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Togo, it is 66.5% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 43.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 72.7% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.1% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Togo: At a glance
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